Use of subcutaneous fluids in palliative care with children: a case study.

Quality of life is a major consideration in children's palliative care, particularly at the end of life. Optimal symptom management is crucial in maintaining quality of life, with the aim being to ensure the child is as comfortable as possible. Ensuring adequate hydration will often be part of symptom management but may be associated with several practical and ethical challenges. Subcutaneous fluid administration in children's palliative care is relatively uncommon, so there is a lack of evidence on the topic. This article demonstrates that it is feasible to use subcutaneous fluid therapy in the children's hospice setting to address patients' hydration needs and manage their symptoms. It presents a case study of a child who received subcutaneous fluids in a children's hospice for dehydration and myoclonus. It uses the case study to discuss subcutaneous fluid therapy in the children's palliative care setting, including its indications and contraindications, administration, complications and important factors to consider.

Hypodermoclysis: a literature review to assist in clinical practice.

The aim of this study was to analyze the information available in the literature about the drugs that can be administered through hypodermoclysis and the resulting impact that this information may have on the routine of the pharmacist working at a hospital. The study was based on a review of the literature. The results showed positive points of the procedure, but little specific information about medications such as routes of administration, standard dilutions, optimal doses, etc. Thus, it was possible to verify that there is no definite information as to the correct way to administer the drugs in this route, even though this is an effective and safe option, according to the literature. The lack of information has a negative impact on the support provided by the pharmacist to the nursing staff to ensure that the drug actually reaches its therapeutic goals safely.

Hypodermoclysis: a literature review to assist in clinical practice / Hipodermóclise: revisão de literatura para auxiliar a prática clínica

The aim of this study was to analyze the information available in the literature about the drugs that can be administered through hypodermoclysis and the resulting impact that this information may have on the routine of the pharmacist working at a hospital. The study was based on a review of the literature. The results showed positive points of the procedure, but little specific information about medications such as routes of administration, standard dilutions, optimal doses, etc. Thus, it was possible to verify that there is no definite information as to the correct way to administer the drugs in this route, even though this is an effective and safe option, according to the literature. The lack of information has a negative impact on the support provided by the pharmacist to the nursing staff to ensure that the drug actually reaches its therapeutic goals safely.

O objetivo desse trabalho, foi analisar, na literatura, as informações disponíveis sobre os medicamentos que podem ser administrados através da hipodermóclise e o impacto que a informação pode acarretar na rotina do farmacêutico dentro de uma unidade hospitalar. O estudo foi baseado em uma revisão de literatura. Os resultados encontrados, demonstraram pontos positivos do procedimento, porém foram localizadas poucas informações específicas sobre medicamentos, como métodos de administração, padrões de diluição, dose ideal etc. Dessa forma, foi possível verificar que não há informações definitivas quanto ao modo mais correto de se administrar as drogas por essa via, mesmo sendo esta uma opção eficaz e segura, conforme a literatura. A falta de informação impacta negativamente no suporte realizado pelo farmacêutico à equipe de enfermagem para garantir que o medicamento realmente alcance seus objetivos terapêuticos com segurança.